And So Flows History
Published on 31. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-8248-2908-7 (ISBN)
Description
A saga of love, jealously, honor, and greed, ""And So Flows History"" (Yoksanun Hurunda, 1947) depicts the relentless power of exterior forces on the individual lives of three generations of the illustrious Cho family - from the waning years of the Choson dynasty in the late nineteenth century to the tumultuous postliberation era.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu, HI
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
5ill.
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8248-2908-7 (9780824829087)
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Persons
Hahn Moo-Sook (1918-1993) is one of Korea's most celebrated writers of modern realist literature. She received many awards for her writing, including the 1986 Grand Prix of the Republic of Korea Literature Award for her novel Encounter. And So Flows History, Hahn's first novel, received first prize in a 1947 contest organized by a major Korean daily. Young-Key Kim-Renaud is the eldest daughter of Hahn Moo-Sook. She is chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and professor of Korean language and culture and international affairs at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.